Progress Accumulation

I’ve been thinking about the future of conservation. To chart a path forward, it helps to know from where we came. While researching, I keep returning to the writing of Robert Francis. On his blog, Bird History, and in a forthcoming book Republic of Feathers: A Bird’s Eye View of America, Robert recounts conservation history, and American history more broadly, through delightful stories of our ever-evolving relationship with birds.In this conversation, Robert shares the origins of bird names before we move into why birds offer such a rich lens on American history and what our changing relationship with them can tell us about conservation and progress.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.grantmulligan.com